Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Lower South East and parts of West Coast, Mid North, Murraylands, Upper South East and Eastern Eyre Peninsula districts.

Issued at 5:55 pm Friday, 19 July 2024.
Damaging winds along the Mount Lofty Ranges and parts of the coastline continuing overnight.

Weather Situation: Strengthening northwesterly winds ahead of a cold front will see the risk of damaging winds increase for the southeast this evening. A vigorous west to southwesterly flow will follow in the wake of the cold front and will continue to extend eastwards, impacting parts of the coastal fringe and Mount Lofty Ranges through to early Saturday afternoon.

For parts of the WEST COAST: DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with gusts of around 100 km/h are likely to continue during this evening, easing during early Saturday morning.

For KANGAROO ISLAND, FLEURIEU PENINSULA including ADELAIDE, parts of the MID NORTH and far SOUTHEAST DISTRICTS: DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with gusts up to 120 km/h are possible, particularly with thunderstorms, from late this evening and easing by early Saturday afternoon.

Locations which may be affected include Adelaide, Port Lincoln, Mount Gambier, Ceduna, Kingscote and Naracoorte.

93 km/h wind gust has been recorded at Thevenard at 04:14 pm.
91 km/h wind gust has been recorded at Cape Borda at 1:37 pm
65 km/h sustained winds have been recorded at Cummins at 3:19 pm

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure or put away loose items around your property.
* Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe.